Night time sleeping for a 5month old becoming a nightmare!!

[tiggersue]

OK, i have a 5 month old boy who has been such a brilliant sleeper up until about 2 weeks ago! He wants to go to bed about 630pm and thats was it till about 8am, his first feed of the day. He would wake in the night but usually settle himself. Now it has all changed. He now still want to go down about 630 after drinking about 4 or 5 oz of milk but wakes up all night long. A few nights he was hungry, i could see that so I fed him, but he would only take about 5oz, he is bottle fed, but the last few nights he isn't hungry so havent fed him, just want to be up and have attention, driving me crackers! Have tried dummies to soothe him, but settles him for a while till they fall out. Have tried shushing him, ignoring him feeding, not feeding, but nothing seems to work!
He is feeding well, weaning, started before 4 months as was a hungry little thing. Was already on hungry baby milk and just couldn't hold the amount he wanted. He now is on 3 meals a day and loves his food. He seems to have lost interest a lot in milk and wants actual food instead, but wonder if it's he's not getting enough milk during the day and so isn't full enough?
Am going to try feeding him about 10 tonight to see if he takes anything and sleeps more? He naps during the day but usually only 2 naps, one for about 30-40 mins in the morning and often for about an hour in the afternoon ? anyone ideas will be eagerly jumped on!!!

Hi there! My DD is 24 weeks and exactly the same!! Started to war frequently in the night, not generally wanting feeding tho, but wanting to coo and play!! No massive words of wisdom. But I normally rock her off. Got her to self settle last nite, and only had 1 wake up at 3. No feeds just playing! I sat With her till she fell back to sleep! Xx

I just posted on someone else's thread about dodgy 5mo sleep. It was awful for us, nothing to do with hunger. We did sleep training after a month of no sleep and we were collectively going insane. Awful. Mind you our DD had never been the best sleeper and was quite hit and miss about self-settling prior to the 5month disaster.

I think it's developmental so you might be able to ride it out but whether or not you do sleep training, I suggest you do not allow playing, and however you choose to get them back to sleep pick a method and stick with it, don't shush then pick up then feed then shush then cuddle then into your bed - it just confuses them. Although it is hell sticking with something that doesn't seem to work, it will get better. IME the less interaction you give them the better.